Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians Prediction & Betting Tips -

Prediction published on 28/04/2024, 07:15  by Devesh Jaganath in Indian Premier League Predictions

The Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians will face off in match 48 of the 2024 Indian Premier League on Tuesday afternoon. The hosts are fourth in the league standings, while the visitors are ninth. The Super Giants are right in the thick of the battle for playoff places, currently tied with the Knight Riders, Sunrisers and Delhi Capitals on ten points. They have played a game more than KKR and SRH and one less than DC. LSG come into this match following a seven-wicket loss to league leaders Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. KL Rahul scored 76(48), and Deepak Hooda added 50(31) in the loss. That result followed back-to-back wins over CSK. KL Rahul is now up to third place in the race for the orange cap, 52 runs behind Virat Kohli. While LSG’s batting has been good in this competition, their bowling attack has largely failed to impress and will be tested by the Mumbai top-order. The hosts have won three of their last four matches against this opponent but are the underdogs in this one. 

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians are going to need a huge bit of luck and a major turnaround in their performances to reach the playoffs. The five-time champions suffered their sixth defeat in nine games over the weekend, beaten by ten runs by the Delhi Capitals. Attempting to chase down 258 runs, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya scored 63 and 46, respectively, though it was not enough to avoid a second consecutive defeat in the competition. Jasprit Bumrah shares the purple cap with Harshal Patel, both currently on 14 wickets to date. Varma is now up to seventh place in the leading run-scorer standings, currently on 336 in nine innings. MI have to win all their remaining games to stand a chance of making the top four, but they will know that it will not be easy facing LSG on their home patch.